Matthew Robert Blake

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Matthew Robert Blake
Matthew Robert Blake
In office
1917 – 1921
Preceded by Riding created from Winnipeg and Selkirk merger
Succeeded by Edward James McMurray

Born January 8, 1876(1876-01-08)
Ashfield, Ontario, Canada
Died November 21, 1937 (aged 61)
Nationality British subject
Political party Unionist (1917-1921)
Conservative Party
Occupation physician
Website *Parliament of Canada biography

Matthew Robert Blake (born January 8, 1876 in Ashfield, Ontario, Canada-died November 21, 1937) was a Canadian politician. He was elected as a Member of the Unionist Party in the 1917 election. He was defeated in the 1921 election as a candiate for the historical Conservative Party then defeated again in 1925 and in 1930 in the riding of Winnipeg North. He was also a captain in the 106th Winnipeg Light Infantry Regiment as a medical officer.